Bulls 109, Spurs 99 – final

The Bulls used a strong rebounding night to beat the Spurs 109-99 Thursday night.

The Spurs went 6-3 on the rodeo road trip. They have their weekend off for the NBA All-Star break and play their next game at home on Wednesday.

Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 42 points. The Bulls outrebounded the Spurs 41-29

Tony Parker led the Spurs with 26 points.

Fourth quarter: The Bulls lead the Spurs 103-92 with 2:21 left. The good news is the rodeo road trip is almost over.

Spurs trailed most of the way and now it’s getting away. The Bulls lead 99-85 with
5:53 left in the game.

The Bulls lead the Spurs 87-78 with 9:54 left.

Third quarter: Derrick Rose has 29 points and the Bulls lead the Spurs 83-75 at the end of the third quarter. The Bulls are shooting 53.4 percent.

Tim Duncan has 10 points in the third quarter and 14 for the game. The Bulls lead the Spurs 79-73 with 2:38 left in the third quarter.

The Bulls lead the Spurs 69-61 with 7:26 left in the third quarter after a Keith Bogans 3-pointer. Pop calls a timeout.

Second quarter: The Bulls lead the Spurs 58-51 at halftime. Derrick Rose leads the Bulls with 21 points. Tony Parker has 15 points and Manu Ginobili has 12.

Derrick Rose has 14 points. Tony Parker has 13. The Bulls lead the Spurs 48-44 with 3:26 left in the second quarter.

DeJuan Blair might be having a tough night, but his basket just put the Spurs in front – then blocked a shot at the other end. The Spurs lead the Bulls 44-43 with 5:01 left in the second quarter.

Spurs went on a run that included another Gary Neal 3-pointer to cut the Bulls’ lead to 34-33. The Bulls have two free throws when they come back from the timeout with 8:33 left in the second quarter.

First quarter: Tony Parker has nine points and Manu Ginobili has eight. George Hill and Gary Neal each hit a 3-pointer late in the first quarter. The Bulls lead the Spurs 30-25 at the end of the quarter.

Tony Parker is scoring. Manu Ginobili is scoring. The rest of the Spurs, not so much. The Bulls lead the Spurs 24-18 with 2:13 left in the first quarter.

Manu Ginobili has three early baskets including a 3-pointer. Former Spur Keith Bogans hits a 3-pointer at the other end. The Bulls lead the Spurs 17-12 with 6:46 left in the first quarter.